with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america . >> good afternoon to you and welcome for watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. we are following the stories just for you. >> raul iraqi communities need to unite to defend their country. >> that's president obama saying airstrikes will continue in iraq for as long as they are necessary. and the depiance and determination from both sides in gaza as talks in cairo remain deadlocked. plus we'll go inside the center for disease control as they

battle the latest outbreak of ebola. >> this is going to take some time. president obama saying he doesn't know when the u.s. military intervention inside iraq will have to come to an end. well, this morning the president said the operation will go on as long as iraq's religious minorities are still threatened with genocide. he said no american ground troops will be deployed and only iraq leaders can resolve this conflict. we're joined live from washington with more on what the president said. lisa, good afternoon to you. what was the minnesota that obama was trying to make that he didn't make on thursday. >> i think what the president is trying to do is set expectations for the american public. he didn't want the public to think this was going to be a quick operation, and he was

trying to lay this out so people were not surprised if it drags on. he talked about the fact that u.s. airstrikes have been successful in taking out arms and equipment that the islamic state fighters have been using and we have been successful in dropping humanitarian aid. in that mountain 10s of thousands of folks are trapped on that mountain. he says he's confident they can stop the fighters from going up and as he put it, slaughtering the people up on the mountain. he said he's concerned about infrastructure. we know that the islamic state is holding a key dam in the northern part of the country, and the president is concerned about what could happen given the fact that they're holding that dam. it's one of his immediate concerns. >> my team has been vigilant

even before isil went into mosul about foreign fighters andy hadists gathering in syria, and now in iraq who might potentially launch attacks outside of the region against western targets and u.s. targets. so there's going to be a counter terrorism element that we are already preparing for, and have been working diligently on for a long time now. there's going to be a military element in protecting our people. >> and obviously a counter terrorism effort. there are drones constantly over the area there, and i should say surveillance drones so that they can figure out what is going on on the ground. now the president said right now he's not going to ask congress for additional funds, but he'll have to see as this goes on. and really morgue what the president was doing was full

court press before he left on vacation. he had this impromptu conference on the south loud and an interview, the president trying to get his message out before he headed out to martha's vineyard. >> the president said there is no timetable. is this likely to go on for weeks or does anyone really know? >> i don't think we know at this point. the president did say it's not weeks. it's about to be longer than that. he said he did not feel comfortable giving a timetable. he called it a long-term project. this is going to raise some eyebrows in congress. there are already some democrats who are saying what's the end game here? they want to know so that as this drags on longer we're expected to hear from capitol hill on that. >> it seems that his major point was look, america cannot do th

this. we cannot create peace for the iraqi but the iraqi people can do this for themselves. there was hope that a new government would be in place by this weekend. what did obama say about iraq's pending leadership? >> reporter: absolutely. he made the point that this is not america's war. americans cannot win this for the iraqi people. what is critical is that this government is formed and the u.s. can move on from this. the president has called for an unity government. they want all parties in this government. the fact that it has not been an unity government is what led to the crisis in iraq. >> when he was talking about a afghanistan, he said i'm confused by this question about afghanistan. it wasn't my decision. what was his point there? >> reporter: well, the question diagnostic i'm not sure what the question was about afghanistan to be honest with you, but the president as you know has been working very hard to get that

government formed in afghanistan because after the elections there has been a lot of tumult about whether the elections were rigged and the two candidates are fighting it out. secretary kerry was there to make sure that the government is formed. and there is till a question about the u.s. pull down. the u.s. is going to withdraw troops from afghanistan. we have 33,000 troops there right now. we hope to have ten thousand by the end of the year. the government--the u.s. government is leaving a force in afghanistan, something that they did not do in iraq, and which the president has been criticized for. he did defend that today saying he did not want tens of thousands of troops to stay in iraq and he is defending that decision. >> lisa stark joining us live from washington, d.c. always a pleasure to have you. now to an airstrike that has killed five people. one strike hit a mosque in gaza

city and a senior and other officials died in that attack according to a palestinian health official. two others were killed when a motorcycle was bombed. palestinian fighters have fired more than 70 rockets since the 72-hour truce ended on friday morning. 54 israeli soldiers have been killed since israel launched protective edge. over all 1900 people have been killed and 10,000 injured in gaza so far. 1300 of those people were civilians. that's 72 hour cease-fire did provide a brief respite in gaza which has been overwhelmed by patients in dwindling supplies. >> reporter: this is the triage section of al shifa hospital where they look at level of

need. major decisions being made here about what level of care people need. through here this is the section moderate cases. over here you can see some people who have had x-rays, some routine cases now. but the medics say that they've been in a situation whereby 24-7 they have had no rest. during the three-day cease-fire they have respite, some ability to put things together to get the supplies in a better state to do treatments, routine treatments as well, but the bottom line is now back where this were without a cease-fire in place they need more assistance. they need more rest. they need some level of normality in this hospital which they can't get because there is specialist care needed that they can't do here. the demands of surgery with equipment and blood supplies that are so great on so many occasions.

put simply they want more assistance here, a lot more. >> meanwhile, the seen in jerusalem is quite different. the streets appeared almost normal on friday but that normalcy is deceiving. jane ferguson tells us why. >> reporter: friday in the holy city of jerusalem life here appears normal. muslims arrive on foot for friday prayers as devout jews practice their faith at the western wall. but the violence in gaza is on everyone's mind. in the mainly palestinian east side of the city locals say they feel a deep connection to the suffering of the gazaens. people like hamal, a restaurant owner who lost his brother in the conflict decades ago. >> it's our families. wtraditional coffee as pipes

are prepared, they tell us it's not easy to forget the violence taking place in the gaza strip just 60 miles away. >> are the fields far away? or is it close to you guys. >> it's close in that we feel that the people gather. but practically it's far. we don't feel it materially. >> reporter: they're tour guides with little work. not all are staying away. >> i think it's been quiet. >> coverage in america makes it seem like a different thing than it is. >> it's been overly hyped. it's more dangerous in chicago. >> reporter: attempts to find a political solution so far have failed.

many feel the gazaen demands is unrealistic. >> what they're asking is not possible now. they don't want to wait. they don't want to make a different arrangement. i haven't seen the way to--for the solution for this situation right now. >> reporter: but these ancient streets have witnessed political and tension. for them its more of the same. until the conflict is resolved resolved peacefully here the threat of violence will always remain in the background. jane ferguson. al jazeera, jerusalem. >> an america's heartland the conflict in gaza is creating quite the controversy. at the center of the debate whether the university of illinois rescinded its job offer to an associate professor for his political speech. ash har quaraishi has that story. >> reporter: as the body count

in gaza rose over the past few weeks the emotions tweet grew even more charged. like this one: >> reporter: salaita was set to begin a tenureship. the university said it's a personnel matter, and won't comment publicly. his twitter has been silenced since august 2nd. he has not responded to our request for a phone interview. he has written six books on the subject including 2011 publication entitled "israel's dead soul." kerry nelson has written extensively in support of the

chancellor's division. >> i think this tweeting has become aggressive. sometimes there is invocation of violence there. he seems at time to step over the line into what some people feel is anti-semitism. >> reporter: there has been sort for salaita and demand that the university reverse it's vanda scandal louis firing has garnered 6,000 signatures. stating: . >> this is a growing trend on college campuses, attempts to silence debate particularly about israel and palestine, and i think absolutely essential in this particular case to recognize that stephen salaita is not alone. >> reporter: but nelson said there is a difference between protecting the freedom of a

tenured colleague and what is acceptable from a job candidate. >> even though much of this would be protected by academic freedom you're not required to give someone a job if you done think that they're going to work well in the community. >> reporter: for now he appears to be a professor without a classroom. ash har quaraishi, champaign, illinois. >> declaring humanitarian assistance is not an excuse. ukrainian military has been fighting pro russian separatists for months in the east. officials say they snuck into the country disguised as aid workers. >> thanks to the diplomatic work of the president of ukraine petro poroshenko peacekeeping troops from the russian side were planning to come in disguised as the red cross. that was done to make a full

fledge conflict between ukraine and russia. >> meanwhile city workers fought with activists at independent square why the up rising began just last winter. they were trying to clear out activist barricades that had been blocking the streets all year. don't touch that dial. the cdc issuing it's highest alert from west africa. doctors brace for the virus right here in the united states. stay tuned.

>> the "world health organization" is calling it an emergency of international concern. several countries shutting their borders to prevent the spread of ebola. nigeria's president us issued a state of emergency just yesterday. neeley a thousand people have died from ebola, but twice as many people have been infected.

guinea has lost more people to ebola followed by liberia and sierra leone and nigeria. we take an inside look at the cdc. >> reporter: as ebola spreads cdc has issued it's highest alert, level one. inside the cdc there is an emergency operation center. it's rarely activated. when it is, it means the situation is dangerous. the scientists here are monito monitoring the ebola outbreak and planning their next move to stop the spread of the infection. >> reporter: they say you know how to stop the infection were moving around west africa. >> this virus is transmitted person to person. the way to stop the outbreak is

to interpret the chai interrupt the chain. >> reporter: this shows where ebola is infecting here in west africa. easier said than done. the cdc compares this to a marathon with unprecedented obstacles, and it's work has just begun. >> there is reports over there of citizens not going to hospitals because they think it's unsafe. they feel like--some of them feel like they're being lied to. some are leaving bodies on the streets. how do you change that? >> one of the real challenges is this health communication, hea health education component of this. we understand that it's not just developing the message but it's finding that trusted person, the village elder or leader, someone who will deliver that message in a form that people will believe it and act on our recommendations.

>> reporter: the senator has sent an additional two dozen scientists. more will be on the way in coming days. another 50 infectious disease specialists. >> is 50 people enough? >> our 50 people alone is not enough to solve this problem. we're working in coordination with our other partners. the world health organization, who, is providing the coordination. >> reporter: imagine having to work with this rubber suit with this isolation helmet in high temperatures in africa being around infected patients. it's not an easy task for the workers of the cdc. there needs to be more aid and more bodies on the drowned. they are also stressing that there is no health risk here in the united states, and it's goal for the infected countries after the spread is halted to leave lined a strong infrastructure. >> so they can be peter prepared the next time to detect unusual situation and respond quickly so

there does not get to be the outer control situation that we are experiencing. >> that will take a lot of money. a lot of health professionals and a lot of scientists on the ground, right? >> as part of the president's budget there is money that has been asked for specifically what we call global health security. we see this as an investment in other countries so they are prepared. >> the "world health organization" is calling a panel of medical emphasis to meet next week and discuss an experimental serum that was used on two medical mission near missionaries now undergoing treatment here in atlanta. >> today is the last day of african fashion week. we'll show you traditional clothes with a modern twist. check it out. @j

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america. live from new york. i'm morgan radford. these are the day's top stories. the u.s. intervention in iraq is going to take a while. the airstrikes and the airlift will continue as long as there needed to prevent a genocide. he also insisted that no ground forces will be sent to iraq. israeli airstrikes hit a mosque in gaza killing a senior hamas official. israel said 70 rockets have been fired from gaza since friday. 1900 people had been killed in gaza most of them civilians. in ukraine activists clash with city workers trying to clear barricades from independent square. from cape town to the cat walk africa fashion week kicks off in london showing off some of arc' africa's best

designers. >> reporter: africa fashion week london gets bigger. two days of continuous cat walk shows. 50 designers. some of them making debuts. some of them well established, and they come from every corner of africa. on the fringes dozens of suppliers, start ups and models all eager for connections and exposure to their brands and get their reputation out of africa. it's a long way from home in one of the world's biggest fashion capitols. >> african fashion week is a fashion evolution. you can't ignore it. it's everywhere. if you go into the mainstream shops, most of their prints now are inspired by africa. >> reporter: and the africa influence on the cat walk is video clear. bold colors and bold prints much of it with the mass market in mind.

this is all about connecting the best african designers to make a go of it in the marketplace. but there is an acute sense that any success or profit needs to feedback into african economies and the people who work in them. >> a first timer here from sierra leone. she's ambitious but she has a clear connection with her roots and her responsibilities to people back home who helped her. >> hopefully what i would love to do to have a tactry in sierra leone producing these for me. at the moment i'm using a factory in poland. would you wouldn't it be lovely for me to build an actry in sierra leone and provide jobs for people there. >> the harsh reality, for their talent to launch globally these designers need a place like london as a platform. the challenge is to build sustainable businesses to

feedback to the people and the places that inspired their designs, and that they can deliver these african designs to the global market on their own. al jazeera, london. >> look at this. this is a reunion unlike any other. one of my favorite stories of the morning. this little girl in indonesia was swept away in a psal tsunami 2004. now two years later she's back in her mother's arms. taking 228,000 lives. the girl's mother said she watched the ocean swallow up her four-year-old daughter. but some how her daughter managed to survive. she was rescued and raised by an elderly woman 60 miles from her home. someone spotted a familiar face. >> god has given us a miracle. my heartbeat so fast when i saw

her. she hugged me back and felt comfortable in my arms. >> needless to say that that family is overjoyed to be back together. in hawai'i the storm continues to kick up rain up to a foot. at one point there were 33,000 homes without power but it looks like the island will not be hit by hurricane julio. that storm which is a category 2 is expected to weaken over the weekend. it could have been worse for hawai'i. we have more here to learn more what to expect. >> meteorologist: conditions will up prov improve but there is still a lot of rainfall. there be showers over the big island but the bulk will continue around kauai and oahu. we could see an additional one to two inches.

in addition we still have warnings and advisories up. hurricane warnings not the islands themselves. it's for the offshore waters, and as julio approaches we're expecting to see the surf heighten over the next few days. as the winds pick up that surf we'll see high surf and rough surf. we will be dealing with high surf sider advisories. that will continue over the next 48 hours. it's hard to detect where iselle now, but we can see julio pushing off to the northwest. now it will take it north of the hawaiian island change. and it will be far enough north to where it looks like maybe some outer effects of wind gusts will be picked up on the north and east facing sides of the island. aside from that it looks like they'll be spared from a direct hit. maybe a little bit of rain but

that will be about all. >> thank you for watching al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. stay tuned. because "streets of london" is coming up next. i look forward to seeing you sunday morning bright and early at 7:00 a.m. vo: visitors to london could be forgiven for thinking they are seeing a quintessentially british town. the imperial architecture. the iconic black taxis and red phone boxes. but